The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-08-03
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

Gold prcdominates on the newest
French bonnets.
Bonnets entirely covered with small
flowers are shown.
The Norfolk jacket is used for both
cotton aud flannel dresses.
English mantles for carriage wear arc
of white silk, braided in terra Gotta or in
velvet.
Watered silk is fashionable, and is
used for skirts with lace or gauze
draperies.
1t is predicted that scarfs with hoods,
which were popular several years ago, are
to be worn again.
The newest ribbons show heavy cable
edges in place of the loopcd edges hereto
fore fashionable.
Full blouscs, with round or pointed
yokes, are alike worn by little girls, misses
and slender ladies.
A Mexican mother of twenty eight
children has been pensioned by the
Mexican Government.
Pendant ear drops are coming in fash
ion again. The solitaire diamond earring
has apparently had its day.
Pins Stimulating clusters of orange bios
SONS, bedewcd with diamonds are used
to hold bridal wells in place
OF late there has been revival of coral
of the pink variety in the shape of rows of
beads and plain polished ear drops.
Very large round hats are in fashion.
These are trimmed with multicolorcd
flowers trailing over the hat like ostrich
feathers.
The use of fancy bonnet pins, to secure
the stringlcss bonncts and some hats upon
the head, is on the increase and many
unique designs arc seen.
Some novel parasols are entirely COW
cred with bows and loops of very narrow
ribbon. These may be stylish, but the
effect is decidedly ragged.
Corn color is much worn on leghorn
hats this season and makes an attractive
back ground for many colored flowers,
particularly the brilliant hued ones.
The present tendency in childrcn's
clothing is to adjust it to the figure by
folds. This style is generally becoming,
according well with the ease and grace
of childhood. :
Linen collars and cuffs are again fash
ionably worn with wool dresses. The
collars are high, straight bands, or else
they are turned over in points in front in
the English shape.
Mask wells with scalloped borders may
be had in tulle of every color, and also in
gauzc or grenadine, dotted with chenille
aud with rows of dots, set closely together,
marking the edge.
A new way of wearing a locket or
handsome pendant is to attach it to the
left side of the dress upon the breast with
dainty bow of satin ribbon matching
the trimmings of the costume.
Trouville gloves stitched with white
instead of the color of the glove, are the
stylish wear for this season. There is no
embroidery on the back, and the wrists
are whole and ve-button length.
Elise p Buckingham successfully man.
ages fruit farm of several hundred acres
in California, and urges other women TO
take up the same kind of work, for
which she thinks women are well fitted.
The Queen-Regent of Spain is skill
full cmbroiderer, and has just COM
pleted a magnificent flag for new iron
clad named after her. The standard is
over eleven yards long and six and one.
half wide.
An orchestra of women, who are all
players of brass instruments, is making a
sensation in Dresden. The ladies have
an engagement for Vienna next winter,
where they will play at a series of balls
among the aristocracy.
A guide who has conducted many
bridal couples through the Capitol, at
Washington, declares that they are his
best customers, because "if man is ever
going to throw away money on his wife,
it's when he's first married.
A few years ago it was thought i'm.
proper for woman to be a foreign mis-
sionary unless she were missionary
wife. Now there are 2,400 unmarried
women in the mission field, besides prob,
ably, an equal number of married ones.
At weddings where there areRpnly
two or four bridesmaids, they usually
dress alike, either in white or rose-color
but when there are four or six each pail
wears a different color, and as one of each
pair stands on either side of the bride the
effect is very pretty.
Wide stripes OF velvet, gauze, beaded
silk or crepe, alternating with those OF
lace, in black, white or colors, are the
latest novelty in dress materials. Al
though expensive these stufs are used
extensively upon tea gowns and walking
and evening dresses.
A style recently introduced is that o
revers at the sides of skirts. These arr
produced by piece of material reaching
from the waist to the edge of the shirt, o.
sometimes the edge of the tunic is Sc
plated as to hang loose and fall in zigzal
fashion showing colored lining.
The highest officer in Hawaii, the rep
sentative of the King, is always wo
man. She is appointed by the King
and holds her position at his pleasure
The pleasant incumbent is a handsom
native woman of thirtY-five years o
thcreabouts, the wife of an educated anC
prominent man.